Alaska Time Zone
Time Zone of a Place
What is the Alaska Time Zone?
Answer
Alaska Time Zone
UTC−9 (AKST) and UTC−8 (AKDT)
The same offset as a plain number: UTC−9.
Time Zone Facts
- Abbreviations
- AKST / AKDT
- Standard time
- UTC−9
- Daylight saving time
- UTC−8
- Clock changes
- daylight time from March 8, 2026 and standard time from November 1, 2026
- Daylight saving time in effect now
- Yes
Where This Zone Applies
Everywhere in this zone the clocks change twice a year.
| Place | Standard time | Clock changes |
|---|---|---|
| United States — almost all of Alaska | UTC−9 | Yes |
| Alaska — almost the whole state, including Anchorage, Juneau, Fairbanks and Nome | UTC−9 | Yes |
Time Difference
- UTC
- 8 hours behind
- Eastern Time
- 4 hours behind
- Central Time
- 3 hours behind
- Mountain Time
- 2 hours behind
- Pacific Time
- 1 hour behind
- Moscow Time
- MSK−12 in standard time, MSK−11 in daylight time
Current time in the zone
UTC−8
UTC−8 — subtract 8 hours from UTC
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